Four new manufacturing lines are now operational following the €21 million expansion project in Italy – two of them dedicated to automotive primers and two to architectural coatings.
The company opened a 25-acre site, which has facilities for making decorative paint, wood finishes, automotive and specialty coatings, coil coatings, and protective coatings.
The changes include naming a leader for the company's Global Film business and adjustments to the U.S. Vehicle Refinishes Sales organizational structure.
The body repair and paint refinishing
partnership includes the supply of sustainable refinish solutions, expertise, and latest digital color-matching solutions and training.
The eye-catching PPG Nitro Funny Car will be on the track for three National Hot Rod Association® (NHRA®) Mission Foods Drag Racing Series races, starting with the season opener at Gainesville Raceway in Florida this March.
Polycaprolactone (PCL) polyols can be used to enhance coatings that feature other polymer chemistries in both 1K and 2K coatings. This article explores the performance benefits achieved when low-molecular-weight PCL tri- and tetra-functional polyols are blended with other hydroxyl-functional polymers in 2K coatings.
The world’s first 3D, form-free crystal glass-pigment technology offers a viable solution for high-end color coatings, enhancing visibility while maintaining a thin-layer finish for automotive applications.
In trend research released last fall, the company stated that the traditional automotive color wheel was going through a transformation. The recently released color report shows, among other things, that achromatic colors, which have always formed the foundation of automotive color, are experiencing a significant shift.
In vehicle painting, pre-treatment is still one of the process steps that takes up the most space in a plant. One company offers a new modular pre-treatment system that is revolutionizing systems for small and medium capacities with a scalable, space-saving, and sustainable solution.
